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Nicola Sturgeon launches school Reading Challenge

22/08/2016 - 10:40

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched a new Reading Challenge for schools to encourage children to read for pleasure.

Character Awards winners for 2016 announced

01/07/2016 - 14:28

The Department for Education Character Awards winners for 2016 have been announced by Edward Timpson, Children and Families Minister.

NUT write to Nicky Morgan

28/06/2016 - 15:17

The NUT has written to the Nicky Morgan outlining the reasons for their strike on 5 July.

Immigrant pupil data to be collected

24/06/2016 - 09:50

The government is to set to begin collecting data on how many children from immigrant families are being taught in England’s schools.

Mental health support delays of ten years

07/06/2016 - 09:39

Children with mental health difficulties face a ten year gap before receiving help, a report by the Centre for Mental Health has said.

Doubt raised over impact of primary specialists on pupil results

06/06/2016 - 10:24

New research conducted by Harvard University has suggested that having primary specialists in schools could have a ‘negative impact’ on pupil’s results.

27 schools evacuated after bomb hoax

24/05/2016 - 12:24

A number of primary and secondary schools in Kent, Surry, Cambridgeshire and Scotland have been evacuated after receiving a series of anonymous bomb threats.

Schools urged to put emphasis on teaching digital technology

09/05/2016 - 14:19

Lord Kenneth Baker has encouraged schools to put a greater emphasis on teaching digital technology in order for pupils to secure jobs in the future.

Many pupils ill-prepared for the classroom

09/05/2016 - 09:46

New research has shown that 194,000 pupils starting school in September are not ready for the classroom.

Primary pupils feeling SATs pressure, survey suggests

09/05/2016 - 09:19

Research for BBC Newsround has revealed that nearly 90 per cent of Year 6 pupils in England feel pressure to do well in tests.

Committee launches sexual harassment inquiry

19/04/2016 - 09:23

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an investigation into sexual harassment in schools.

Reception baseline tests ‘unfair’, report finds

08/04/2016 - 11:53

Ministers are set to abandon controversial plans to judge primary schools according to new baseline tests for four-year-olds after a government-commissioned report found the move to be ‘inappropriate and unfair’.

Younger children affected by exam stress, ATL warns

05/04/2016 - 11:36

According to a poll conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), the mental health of children as young as six is being risked by exam stress.

Recruitment crisis having ‘detrimental impact’

01/03/2016 - 09:47

Ongoing teacher shortages are having a damaging impact on the education schools can offer, according to a survey by the ASCL.

One in seven West Midlands children unable to write, ITV reports

19/02/2016 - 15:12

The latest figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show one in seven children in the West Midlands are unable to write at the expected level after leaving primary education, ITV has said.